Saturday, May 2, 2015

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

Some friends and I heard this tiny little bird singing its magnificent aria from a branch in Prospect Park this morning. Take a close look and maybe you will hear the music!


The Latin for this bird's genus, troglodytes, means "cave-dweller." Wrens have a tendency to build nests in any kind of cavity that they find, be it a tree, building, or rocky outcrop.